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A. D. SYLVIE.

BIB. APPLICATION FILED PERM}, 1913.

Patented Mar. 23, 1915.

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ARTE D. SYLVIE, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

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Specification of Letters Eatent.

Patented Mar. 23, T9155.

Application filed February 4, 1913. Serial No. 746,197.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ARTHUR D. SYLVIE, acitizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county ofKings and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvementsin Bibs, of which the following is a specification.

The general object of the invention is to adapt the neck band of a bibor cape when the same is in use, to adjust itself readily to anyvariation in the size of the wearers neck, whereby to prevent such neckband from binding and impeding the circulation of blood in the neck ofthe user under comparatively sudden expansion of the neck. And to thisend the objects of the invention are attained by forming the neck bandof a strip of elastic material.

Other objects will appear and be better understood from that embodimentof my invention of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, in whichFigure 1 is a plan of the invention showing it applied to an ordinarybib or cape. Fig. 2 is an edge view of a portion of the same.

The body 5 may be of any material found suitable for the purpose such astextile material and may be waterproofed or otherwise as desired andaccording to the purpose for which the bib is to be used. The shape andsize of this body 5 will also be governed by the desire of the user orthe use to be made of the bib.

The neck band 10 is of a single piece of elastic webbing or othersuitable elastic material, and instead of being stitched or otherwisepermanently secured to the body 5 the said neck band 10 is detachablyconnected to an upstanding piece 13 extending around the edge of theneck opening lt and having secured thereto a series of one of thecomponents of a glove fastener 15 which interlock with the othercomponents of a glove fastener secured to the neck band 10. lVith thisstructure the neck band 10 may be readily detached from the bodywhenever it is desired to prepare the same for washing or when it isdesired to replace a worn out neck band with a new one.

The edge portions of the bib may be connected together with pins orother common securing devices (not shown) after the band 10 has beenstretched around the neck of the user.

What is claimed as new is:

A bib comprising a fabric having a central opening and an incisionleading from said opening to its edge, and a band of elastic webbingmounted on the fabric at the edge of the opening and having its endsflush with the edges of the incision and separable securing devices fordetachably holding the band on the fabric.

In testimony whereof I affix my signatur in presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR D. SYLVIE.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. DoNnGAL, GEO. A. BYRNE.

Women at this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

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